Palace of Pickleball opens in Virginia Beach with seven indoor courts
Seven climate-controlled courts and drop-in pricing give Virginia Beach its first dedicated indoor pickleball home, opening the door to year-round play.
Seven indoor courts now give Virginia Beach a purpose-built pickleball home that can keep matches moving when wind, rain or summer heat would normally shut outdoor play down. Palace of Pickleball marked its opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 22, at 4239 Holland Road, Suite 764, in the Timberlake Shopping Center.
The club says it is Virginia Beach’s first-ever dedicated indoor pickleball court facility, a claim that matters in a market where players have often had to piece together court time across recreation centers, parks and shared-use spaces. Its grand opening had been scheduled for May 21 at 3 p.m., and the business was already open to members as it moved into public play.
Palace of Pickleball is built around a climate-controlled setting and a calendar that goes well beyond casual open play. The club says it will host leagues, tournaments, classes, themed events and private or corporate gatherings, while certified coaches are set to offer private lessons, group clinics and bootcamps. The party room can also be used for celebrations, team-building, fundraisers, tournaments and other events, giving the venue a broader role than a standard court rental operation.
Founder Lisa Cardona said she saw a community need in Hampton Roads and wanted to create a welcoming place where people could connect through play. Instead of buying into a franchise model, she built her own concept around a coastal aesthetic and premium courts, turning the opening into a local answer for players who want reliable indoor court time rather than another seasonal workaround.
The pricing structure points to a facility trying to serve both regulars and newcomers. Members get earlier booking access, with court reservations available 14 days in advance, while non-members can book five days out. Public rates listed online include open play at $15 for a two-hour off-peak session and $20 during peak hours, court reservations at $40 an hour off-peak and $50 an hour at peak, a $60 day pass and a $520 seasonal pass for four months. Memberships also come with access to leagues, clinics, events and special programming.
The opening lands in the middle of a larger pickleball surge. USA Pickleball’s 2025 annual growth report says the Pickleheads database added more than 2,300 new places to play in 2025, reaching 18,258 locations and 82,613 known courts nationwide. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association says participation climbed from about 4.2 million players in 2020 to more than 24 million in 2025.
Virginia Beach already had a strong scene, with Pickleheads listing 26 pickleball locations and 179 courts, including 12 indoor locations with 47 indoor courts. Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation also runs an adult pickleball double ladder league at Bayside Recreation Center. Palace of Pickleball adds a dedicated indoor hub to that mix, giving local players a year-round court base built for repetition, instruction and organized competition.
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